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Full Question Is it appropriate to show video images of religious art during Mass? Answer The Church directs that sacred images are to be placed in churches to assist the faithful in their prayers and worship. General Instruction of the Roman Missal (GIRM) 318: In the earthly Liturgy, the Church participates, by a foretaste, in

The norms regarding gluten and Communion hosts that went viral this weekend are nothing new in the Catholic Church. On Saturday morning, the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments issued a circular letter to bishops reiterating existing norms regarding the matter of the Eucharist, including the norm that Communion hosts must

Flying on Sunday and need a place for Mass? A recent study revealed that 40 percent of major US airports have chapels offering Sunday Mass times for travelers and airport employees. Taking data from the 30 busiest airports in the U.S., the Pew Research Center identified airports offering Mass and other forms of Christian worship

Fr. Tomy Mathew, a Catholic priest from Kerala, India, was the victim of a hate crime this weekend. Minutes before his Sunday Mass at St. Matthew’s Parish in Fawkner, Australia, an elderly man approached Fr. Mathew. According to News18, Thiruvallom Bhasi, the editor of a Melbourne daily visiting Thiruvananthapuram, witnessed the event. “While the ceremony

Most of the inmates who died had never been convicted of a crime Relatives wailed in grief or stared stoically as flowers were placed on 20 caskets at a funeral Mass on Tuesday for the latest group of inmates who died in Haiti’s largest prison, most without ever having been convicted of any crime. Marie

The Mass was being celebrated in honour of baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente An auxiliary bishop with the Archdiocese of Newark, in America, has been attacked during Mass. Essex County authorities say the attack occurred on Saturday at Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart during an event honouring baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente.

‘Tell God what you feel to his face,’ Francis said during Mass in the chapel of his Vatican residence God “likes to argue with us,” especially when it is difficult to accept his will, Pope Francis said. “Even this is a prayer! He likes it when you get angry and tell him what you feel

It’s beautiful, utterly Catholic and uncompromising In a recently published interview, Pope Francis said that he was puzzled by young people who are drawn to the traditional Latin Mass. “I always try to understand what’s behind the people who are too young to have lived the pre-conciliar liturgy but who want it,” he said. “How come such a

An uptick in terrorist activity may cause Masses and other liturgical celebrations to be suspended in the capital city of Manila, Philippines, the country’s bishop’s conference has announced. “The church, for practical purposes, will be more than willing to suspend any liturgical activity if there are threats to the safety of churchgoers,” said Father Jerome

Francis urged the inmates to never give up hope in God’s mercy Pope Francis held a special Jubilee Mass for prisoners in St Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, telling them that all people “have made mistakes” and urging them to never give up hope in God’s mercy. He later called on political leaders across the world